The inventory-routing problem (IRP) dates back 30 years. It can be described as the
combination of vehicle-routing and inventory management problems, in which a supplier …

Over the last years, several variants of multi-constrained Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs)
have been studied, forming a class of problems known as Rich Vehicle Routing Problems …

Increasing concerns on energy use, emissions and food waste requires advanced models
for food logistics management. Our interest in this study is to analyse the benefits of …

This paper presents a survey of vehicle routing problems with multiple synchronization
constraints. These problems exhibit, in addition to the usual task covering constraints, further …

Logistic systems constitute one of the cornerstones in the design and control of production
systems and the modelling of supply chains. They are key to a number of industries, and …

This paper describes industrial aspects of combined inventory management and routing in
maritime and road-based transportation, and gives a classification and comprehensive …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses some of the most important vehicle routing
problem types. The vehicle routing problem lies at the heart of distribution management. It is …

In this paper, we survey the literature on matheuristics proposed to solve vehicle routing
problems. A matheuristic makes use of mathematical programming models in a heuristic …

The transition to sustainable food supply chain management has brought new key logistical
aims such as reducing food waste and environmental impacts of operations in the supply …

We consider a distribution problem in which a product has to be shipped from a supplier to
several retailers over a given time horizon. Each retailer defines a maximum inventory level …